EIN VERSUCH! der Geschichte unsers Herrn u. Heylandes JESU CHRISTI in dass Delawarische übersetzt der _Unami_ _von der Marter Woche an_ bis zur Himmelfahrt unsers Herrn im Yahr 1770 u. 72 zu Tschechschequanüng an der Susquehanna. Wuntschi mesettschawi tipatta lammowewoagan sekauchsianup. Wulapensuhalinen,âpé Woehowaolan Nihillalijeng mPatamauwoss.
The next page begins, "Der fünfte Theil," and § 86, and proceeds to § 139. It forms a quarto volume, of title, 9 pages of contents in German and English, and 268 pages of text in Unami, written in a clear hand, with many corrections and interlineations.
This is the only work known to me as composed distinctively in the Unami, and its value is proportionately great as providing the means of studying this, the acknowledged most cultivated and admired of the Lenape dialects.
It will be the task of some future Lenape scholar to edit its text and analyze its grammatical forms. But I believe that Algonkin students will be glad to see at this time an extract from its pages.
I select § 96, which is the parable of the marriage feast of the king's son, as given in Matthew xxii, 1-14.
1. Woak Jesus wtabptonalawoll woak lapi nuwuntschi And Jesus he-spoke-with-them and again he-began
Enendhackewoagannall nelih woak wtellawoll. parables them-to and he-said-to-them.
2. Ne Wusakimawoagan Patamauwoss wtellgigui} mallaschi} The his-kingdom God it-is-like
mejauchsid Sakima, na Quisall mall'mtauwan certain king, his-son be-made-for-him
3. Woak wtellallocàlan wtallocacannall, wentschitsch nek And he-sent-out his-servants the-bidding the
Elendpannik lih Witachpungewiwuladtpoàgannung those-bidden to marriage
wentschimcussowoak; those-who-were-bidden,
tschuk necamawa schingipawak. but they they-were-unwilling.
4. Woak lapi wtellallocàlan pih wtallocacannall woak And again he-sent-out other servants and
wtella { panni} Mauwnoh nen Elendpanmk, { penna } { wolli}; { schita} he-said-to-them those the-bidden
Nolachtuppoágan 'nkischachtuppui, nihillalachkik Wisuhengpannik The-feast I-have-made-the-feast, they-are-killed they-fattened-them
auwessissak nemætschi nhillapannick woak weemi beasts the-whole I-killed-them and all
ktakocku 'ngischachtuppui, peeltik lih I-have-finished come to